Report: Clippers owner Donald Sterling has cancer

The Post’s sources say that Sterling has been battling prostate cancer for some time. ESPN later confirmed the report with their sources.

Sterling was banned for life by the NBA on Tuesday after a recording of him making racist statements was leaked to TMZ. The approval of three-fourths of the league’s team owners is required to force Sterling to sell the team.

On the court, the Clippers lost 100-99 to the Warriors on Thursday night, forcing Game 7 in Los Angeles. After the game, players expressed surprise at hearing the reports of Sterling’s condition.

“If that is true, my thoughts and prayers are with him,” Blake Griffin said. “Nobody deserves to go through something like that.”